If Gibbon was feeling good fresh off their 35-0 takedown of St. Cecilia last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Gibbon Buffaloes fell just short of the Wood River Eagles by a score of 21-19 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Buffaloes in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
Although Gibbon took the loss, they still got scores from Lukas Altwine and Keaton Heikkinen.
Madden Brabec was his usual excellent self, rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 119 yards on 12 of 18 attempts for Wood River.
Gibbon's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Wood River, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gibbon will welcome Fillmore Central on Friday. Gibbon is facing Fillmore Central at the right time seeing as Fillmore Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Wood River, they will take on Superior at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Superior is coming into the matchup with three straight wins on the road, so Wood River will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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